I figured it's about time that I share Zoey's Birth Story...
Before I get into her birth story I want to share my struggles with getting pregnant...
We started trying back in December 2010. I'm not gonna lie I was way nervous and not sure if I was ready. But we just had a feeling that it wouldn't happen right away, especially with my family history. After about 6 months we started to become concerned. Around that time I went to see my Dr. for my annual, we talked and he figured that I wasn't ovulating regularly. He told me to keep better track of my periods ( count the days in between ) for a few months and then come back. I went back 3 months later and because my periods were crazy irregular he decided put me on Clomed, medication that makes me ovulate. It also has crazy side effects, poor Kurt! He did amazing dealing with me :) After 4 months of being on Clomed I got pregnant!!
It was a hard year of ups and downs. I had multiple melt downs and couldn't understand why everyone around me was pregnant except for me, no joke within that year I knew about 10 people. We didn't tell anyone that we were trying, because we didn't want to get questioned/bugged about it. After announcing our pregnancy and sharing our struggles with friends and family, I wished that we had talked about it. I realized that there are more people that struggle with getting pregnant than I thought. I'm fully aware that a year is really not that long and that my problem was an easy fix. But it was still a struggle and trial that I know now we needed to go through. It brought Kurt and I closer together and it built our faith in the lord tremendously. Anyone out there struggling Please don't give up and have faith in the plan!
Before I get into her birth story I want to share my struggles with getting pregnant...
We started trying back in December 2010. I'm not gonna lie I was way nervous and not sure if I was ready. But we just had a feeling that it wouldn't happen right away, especially with my family history. After about 6 months we started to become concerned. Around that time I went to see my Dr. for my annual, we talked and he figured that I wasn't ovulating regularly. He told me to keep better track of my periods ( count the days in between ) for a few months and then come back. I went back 3 months later and because my periods were crazy irregular he decided put me on Clomed, medication that makes me ovulate. It also has crazy side effects, poor Kurt! He did amazing dealing with me :) After 4 months of being on Clomed I got pregnant!!
It was a hard year of ups and downs. I had multiple melt downs and couldn't understand why everyone around me was pregnant except for me, no joke within that year I knew about 10 people. We didn't tell anyone that we were trying, because we didn't want to get questioned/bugged about it. After announcing our pregnancy and sharing our struggles with friends and family, I wished that we had talked about it. I realized that there are more people that struggle with getting pregnant than I thought. I'm fully aware that a year is really not that long and that my problem was an easy fix. But it was still a struggle and trial that I know now we needed to go through. It brought Kurt and I closer together and it built our faith in the lord tremendously. Anyone out there struggling Please don't give up and have faith in the plan!
In my last post I told you all that I was going to be induced on Sept. 18th..
Well Zoey decided that she wanted to come on her own terms!
Kurt and I stayed up late the night of the 17th getting things already for her arrival! So unfortunately I didn't go to bed until about 11 pm..At around 1:30 am I started to feel uncomfortable
(thinking it was something I ate)
(thinking it was something I ate)
But it did not go away..At 2 am I started timing my "stomach aches"..I was still thinking I'm not in labor, I'm supposed to be induced in a few hours. I just wanted to sleep, but they were coming every 7 mins. At 2:30 am I woke up Kurt and told him that I was going to get in the shower and see if that would make me feel better. By 3:30 am I finally admitted to my self that I was in labor, my contractions were coming every 5 mins. I woke Kurt up and told him we needed to get ready to go to the Hospital! We ate some cereal, gathered our things and headed out the door. By the time I got checked in I was only dilated to a 3 :( but my contractions were about 3 mins. apart. Due to my high BP and that I was scheduled to be induced that same day, I was emitted and encouraging to get an epidural sooner rather than later. Which I was totally okay with! They also had to put me on Magnesium, because of my mild pre-eclampsia. That was not fun, it makes you feel like you have the flu. Nothing like puking and being labor :(
Kurt was so supportive and would rub my back and push on my knees until 6 am when I recieved my epidural. My epidural didn't work on my stomach area and was still feeling my contractions pretty good. I had to wait awhile to get it redone, finally at 9:30 am I was able to get it redone. Then I was so numb that I felt paralyzed, but it was nice to be able to rest considering that I only got 3 hours of sleep. Around 11 am my water had broken and there was a lot of blood as well. Zoey's Heart Rate had also dropped, so the nurse called my Dr. and told me to prepare for a C-section. By the time my Dr. got there her heart rate had come up and he wasn't as concerned anymore. We really didn't want a C-section and we felt comfortable waiting to see if my body would continue laboring on it.s own. I had to be on oxygen the rest of my labor to help with her heart rate.
We waited and waited and by 4 pm I was fully dilated, by 5 pm I started pushing and at 5:35 pm Zoey Lynn Hundley was born! She weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 19.5 inches long. Those 35 mins are such a blur to me, I was so tired and out of it. All I know is that I couldn't have done it without Kurt, he was so supportive and encouraging. I do remember that moment they placed her in my arms. It's indescribable the love I felt for her and Kurt! I feel so blessed to be entrusted as this little girl's mom!
Kurt was so supportive and would rub my back and push on my knees until 6 am when I recieved my epidural. My epidural didn't work on my stomach area and was still feeling my contractions pretty good. I had to wait awhile to get it redone, finally at 9:30 am I was able to get it redone. Then I was so numb that I felt paralyzed, but it was nice to be able to rest considering that I only got 3 hours of sleep. Around 11 am my water had broken and there was a lot of blood as well. Zoey's Heart Rate had also dropped, so the nurse called my Dr. and told me to prepare for a C-section. By the time my Dr. got there her heart rate had come up and he wasn't as concerned anymore. We really didn't want a C-section and we felt comfortable waiting to see if my body would continue laboring on it.s own. I had to be on oxygen the rest of my labor to help with her heart rate.
We waited and waited and by 4 pm I was fully dilated, by 5 pm I started pushing and at 5:35 pm Zoey Lynn Hundley was born! She weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 19.5 inches long. Those 35 mins are such a blur to me, I was so tired and out of it. All I know is that I couldn't have done it without Kurt, he was so supportive and encouraging. I do remember that moment they placed her in my arms. It's indescribable the love I felt for her and Kurt! I feel so blessed to be entrusted as this little girl's mom!
So glad that everything ended up well! I hope we can see you at Christmastime this year, we'd love to meet her!
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